Undergarment and swimwear organizer device

ABSTRACT

A device for organizing and/or displaying garments comprises a support body and at least three protrusions extending from the support body. The garments have a waistband, a front portion and a rear strip connecting the waistband to the front portion. The front portion and the rear strip define a crotch section. The support body defines a peripheral edge and front and rear faces. The three protrusions provide for mounting the garment thereto with the garment extending between the three protrusions along one of the front and rear faces. Two of the three protrusions receive the waistband thereon and a third protrusion receives the crotch section.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims on priority on U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/884,244 filed on Aug. 8, 2019 and incorporated herein in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure generally relates to organizing, hanging and/or displaying garments such as undergarments and swimwear. More particularly but not exclusively the present disclosure relates to an undergarment and swimwear organizer device.

BACKGROUND

Undergarments are items of clothing worn beneath outer clothing including thongs and G-strings. Swimwear includes bikinis which is typically a women's two-piece swimsuit, namely top and bottom pieces. The bottom piece of this swimwear is like an undergarment such as a thong and G-string. The thong is a garment generally worn as either underwear or as a swimsuit. Viewed from the front, the thong typically resembles a bikini bottom, but at the back the material is reduced to a minimum. The back of the garment typically consists of a thin waistband and a thin strip of material. One type of thong is the G-string, the back of which consists only of a string. Undergarments/swimwear such as thongs and G-strings are difficult to fold as they are comprised of fine strips of material and are thus typically thrown into drawers at home thus potentially damaging the material. Such undergarments/swimwear are also difficult to display on store shelves or hangers since they tend to simply bundle up due to their small size as well as the elastic waistband and sting (for G-strings).

OBJECTS

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a device for organizing garments such as undergarments and swimwear.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a device for hanging garments such as undergarments and swimwear.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a device for displaying garments such as undergarments and swimwear.

SUMMARY

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device for organizing and/or displaying garments having a waistband a front portion and a rear strip connecting the waistband to the front portion, the front portion and the rear strip defining a crotch section, the device comprising: a support body defining a peripheral edge and front and rear faces; and at least three protrusions extending from the support body for mounting the garment thereto with the garment extending between the three protrusions along one of the front and rear faces, wherein two of the three protrusions receive the waistband thereon and a third protrusion receives the crotch section.

In an embodiment, the support body comprises a panel.

In an embodiment, the least one of the front and rear faces defines holes for receiving the protrusions.

In an embodiment, the support body is perforated through the front and rear faces to provide holes for receiving the protrusions therethrough.

In an embodiment, the protrusions are removably mounted to the support body. In an embodiment, the support body defines three corner sections thereof, each protrusion being positioned near a respective one of the three corner sections. In an embodiment, the support body comprises a generally triangular configurations defining three sides thereof. In an embodiment, the at least two protrusions are positioned near a respective one of at least two of the three corner sections.

In an embodiment, the protrusions comprise a neck portion and a top head acting as a stopper for stopping the garment mounted to the neck portion from sliding off.

In an embodiment, one set of the least three protrusion extend from the front face and another set of the at least three protrusions extend from the rear face. In an embodiment, each of the at least three protrusion extending from the front face is aligned with a respective one of the at least three protrusions extending from the rear face.

In an embodiment, the protrusions comprise hooks.

In an embodiment, the support body is flat to be stackable with other like support bodies.

In an embodiment, the device further comprises a hanging hook mounted to the support body for hanging the device. In an embodiment, the hanging hook is pivotally mounted to the support body.

In an embodiment, the support body further comprises indicia for indicating positioning of garments of different sizes.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device for organizing and/or displaying garments having a waistband a front portion and a rear strip connecting the waistband to the front portion, the front portion and the rear strip defining a crotch section, the device comprising: a support body defining a peripheral edge and front and rear faces, the peripheral edges forming at least three notches for mounting the garment thereto with the garment extending between the three notches, the front portion extending along one of the front and rear faces and the rear strip extending along an opposite one of the front and rear faces, wherein two of the three notches receive the waistband thereon and a third notch receives the crotch section.

In an embodiment, the above device further comprises a hanging hook mounted to the support body for hanging the device.

In an embodiment of the above device, the support body comprises indicia for indicating positioning of garments of difference sizes.

In an embodiment of the above device, the support body is flat to be stackable with other like support bodies.

The present devices provide for organizing garments with waistbands, and front portions and rear slips that form crotch sections therebetween. These types of garments are difficult to stack as they are small and get easily crumpled. The devices allow to place them in a neat, extended fashion between three protrusion contact points for the waistband side ends and the crotch section forming a triangular shape. In this way, the garments are neatly kept, they are easy to organize and place in a drawer as many support bodies can be stacked on top of each other. Moreover, many garments can be positioned on a support body. The devices can be hung and as such, the devices act as hangers. The devices herein provide for organizing and storing the garments but also for displaying the garments in a store or the like either by hanging or placing the devices in various positions on shelves and the like.

Other objects, advantages and features of the present disclosure will become more apparent upon reading of the following non-restrictive description of illustrative embodiments thereof, given by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In the appended drawings:

FIG. 1 is a front view of a device for organizing and/or displaying garments in accordance with a non-restrictive illustrative embodiment of the disclosure;

FIGS. 2A and 2B are front views of the attachment pegs for the device of FIG. 1 in accordance with a non-restrictive illustrative embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of a device for organizing and/or displaying garments in accordance with another non-restrictive illustrative embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a side and top perspective view of the device of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of a device for organizing and/or displaying garments in accordance with a further non-restrictive illustrative embodiment of the d disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the device of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a front view of a device for organizing and/or displaying garments in accordance with yet another non-restrictive illustrative embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a front view of a device for organizing and/or displaying garments in accordance with yet a further non-restrictive illustrative embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of a device for organizing and/or displaying garments in accordance with still another non-restrictive illustrative embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 10 is another front elevation view of the device of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a front elevation view of a device for organizing and/or displaying garments in accordance with still a further non-restrictive illustrative embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of device for organizing and/or displaying garments in accordance with still yet another non-restrictive illustrative embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 13 is a front elevation view of the device of FIG. 12; and

FIG. 14 is a front elevation view of a for organizing and/or displaying garments in accordance with still yet a further non-restrictive illustrative embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

Generally stated and in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device for organizing and/or displaying garments. The garments have a waistband, a front portion and a rear strip connecting the waistband to the front portion. The front portion and the rear strip define a crotch section. The device comprises a support body and at least three protrusions extending from the support body. The support body defines a peripheral edge and front and rear faces. The three protrusions provide for mounting the garment thereto with the garment extending between the three protrusions along one of the front and rear faces. Two of the three protrusions receive the waistband thereon and a third protrusion receives the crotch section.

Generally stated and in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device for organizing and/or displaying garments. The garments have a waistband, a front portion and a rear strip connecting the waistband to the front portion. The front portion and the rear strip define a crotch section. The device comprises a support body defining a peripheral edge and front and rear faces. The peripheral edges forming at least three notches for mounting the garment thereto with the garment extending between the three notches, the front portion extending along one of the front and rear faces and the rear strip extending along an opposite one of the front and rear faces. Two of the three notches receive the waistband thereon and a third notch receives the crotch section.

With respect to FIGS. 1, and 2A-2B, there is shown a device 10 for organizing and/or displaying garments including undergarments (or swimwear like bikini bottoms) 12 such as thongs T (see FIG. 7) and G-strings G (see FIGS. 3 and 6). It is to be understood that the term thong also includes swimsuits and other ceremonial garments and the types of garments described herein are merely exemplary and by no means limitative.

Device 10 includes a support body in the form of panel 14 and protrusions 16 extending therefrom in the form of pegs. In an embodiment, the panel 14 has a triangular configuration including three corner 18A, 18B and 18C and three edges 20A, 20B and 20C. In an embodiment, the edges 20A, 20B, and 20C are provided with a trim of a resilient and deformable material such as silicone for example in order to avoid cutting the user when handling.

Most of the panel 14 is perforated thus providing a plurality of holes 22 on both faces 24 (only one face shown here, the other being a mirror image of the face shown). The holes 22 provide for receiving the pegs 16 therein. The garments 12 are mounted to the pegs 16 on either face 24 of the panel 14. Moreover, the pegs 16 can be mounted at various locations on the panel 14 as desired by the user. In an embodiment, there are three pegs 16 are used for receiving a garment 12.

Referring to FIGS. 3, 4, 6 and 7, the garments 12 whether thongs T or G-strings G include a front ‘bikini’ portion 26, and at its bottom end and merging with a waistband 28 at it top, a rear strip 30 connecting the waistband 28 to the bottom of the front portion 26 and defining a crotch section 32 therewith.

Turning back to FIGS. 1, 2A-2B, the three pegs 16 are arranged in a triangular fashion relative to each other with each peg 16 being positioned in a hole 22 near a respective corner 18A, 18B and 18C. In this way, the garment 12 is also mounted in a triangularly spread fashion on the face 24 of panel 14. For example, the waistband 28 is mounted at opposite longitudinal ends on the pegs 16 near corners 18A and 18B, whereas the crotch section 32 is mounted to the peg 16 positioned near corner 18C.

With reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B, each peg 16 includes a shaft 34 with threaded longitudinal ends 36 for screw fitting thereon a respective stopper 38 provided in a spherical configuration, in this example, having a size that is greater than the diameter of a given hole 22. The shaft 34 includes annular rings 40 at mid-length. The user unscrews the spherical stoppers 38 from each end 36 of the shaft 34 and fits each shaft 34 into a desired hole 22. The user pushes the shaft 34 into the hoe 22 at a depth such that the annular rings 40 engage the inner circular edge 42 circumscribing the hole 22. As such, annular rings 40 provide a friction fit with inner circular edge 42 to be maintained in position. The shaft 34 protrudes from each face 24 of the panel 14. The user screws the spherical stoppers 38 onto the threaded ends 36 of the shaft 34. The stoppers 38 provide for stopping the shaft 34 from being pushed out of the hole 22 as they are greater in size than the diameter of the hole. Moreover, spherical stoppers 38 provide for the material of the garment 12 engaging the shaft 34 to slide upwardly and slip off from end 36 as the material abuts the spherical stopper 38 as it slides upwardly along the shaft 34. Since, the stopper 38 has a greater width than the shaft 34, the garment 12 would have to be stretched outwardly to overcome the stopper 38 and be removed from engagement with the peg 16 which would require manual intervention.

A plurality of garments 12 can be mounted to the device 10. A plurality of devices 10 can be stacked and placed within a drawer or on shelves. The devices may also be hung on hanger displays. The device 10 can also be included in package with a garment 12 and offered for purchase to consumers.

Turning to FIGS. 3 and 4, there is shown a device 50 for organizing and/or displaying garments 12. The device 50 includes a triangular panel 52 defining three corners 54A, 54B and 54C. At least one of the panel faces 56 or 58 includes perforations, generally denoted 60 near each corner 54A, 54B and 54C. In the example shown here, there are three perforations 60 near each corner 54A, 54B and 54C. Namely, inner perforations 60 i, median perforations 60 ii, and outer perforations 60 iii. Each perforation 60 removably receives a protrusion 62 in the form of a peg. As such, the pegs 62 can be positioned in a triangular fashion forming three different triangular configuration sizes: (i) a small configuration defined by the triangular shape formed between the inner perforations 60 i at each corner 54A, 54B and 54C; a median configuration defined by the triangular shape formed between the inner perforations 60 ii at each corner 54A, 54B and 54C; and a larger configuration defined by the triangular shape formed between the inner perforations 60 iii at each corner 54A, 54B and 54C. In this way, three pegs 62 can be placed along three configurations (i), (ii) and (iii) for respectively receiving small sized, mid-sized and large sized garments 12.

Turning to FIGS. 5 and 6, there is shown a device 70 for organizing and/or displaying garments 12. The device 70 includes a triangular panel 72 defining three corners 74A, 74B and 74C. At least one of the panel faces 76 (only one shown) includes protrusions 78 in the form of pegs extending therefrom near each panel corner 74A, 74B and 74C for receiving garments 12.

Turning to FIG. 7, there is shown a device 80 for organizing and/or displaying garments 12. The device 80 includes a triangular panel 82 defining three corners 84A, 84B and 84C. At least one of the panel faces 86 (only one shown) includes protrusions such as pegs 88 extending therefrom near each panel corner 84A, 84B and 84C for receiving garments 12. The pegs 88 can be mounted into the panel face 86 by nailing them in, screwing them in, adhering them thereon and the like. In an embodiment, the panel face 86 comprises a deformable material providing for the pegs to be pierced therein. In an example the foregoing material comprises paperboard material such as Bristol board material, or various types of plastic, rubber and synthetic material for being pierced to hold in place a peg 88.

FIG. 8 shows a device 90 for organizing and/or displaying garments 12. The device 90 includes a support body 92 three longitudinal member 92A, 92B, 92C interconnected end to end to form a triangular configuration defining three corner portion 94A (positioned between members 92C and 92A), 94B (positioned between members 92A and 92B) and 94C (positioned between members 92B and 92C). Each corner portion 94A, 94B and 94C including a protrusion 96 extending therefrom for supporting a garment 12 as explained above for devices 10, 50, 70 and 80. The device 90 includes a hook 98 extending from member 92A for hanging the device 90 during storage or display.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show a device 100 for organizing and/or displaying garments 12. The device 100 includes a support body in the form of a flat wide panel 102 defining opposite faces 104 and 106. The panel 102 defines a peripheral edge 105 defining notches 111 and 114. The peripheral edge 105 includes a top inwardly curved edge 108 a bottom edge 110 with a cut out U-shaped groove forming notch 111 at the center thereof and opposite lateral side edges 112A and 112B.

Each lateral side edge 112A and 112B define a plurality of cut-out notches in the form U-shaped grooves 114 which form protrusions in the form of side fingers 116 therebetween.

More specifically, the panel 102 includes: (i) a pair of horizontally co-aligned grooves 114 i at each lateral side edge 112A and 1126 near the top edge 108 and defining a top finger 116 i with the top edge 108 at each lateral side edge 112A and 112B; (ii) a pair of horizontally co-aligned grooves 114 ii at each lateral side edge 112A and 112B thereof directly beneath a respective groove 114 i thereby defining a finger 116 ii therebetween at each lateral side edge 112A and 112B; (iii) a pair of horizontally co-aligned grooves 114 iii at each lateral side edge 112A and 112B directly beneath a respective groove 114 ii thereby defining a finger 116 iii therebetween at each lateral side edge 112A and 112B; (iv) a pair of horizontally co-aligned grooves 114 iv at each lateral side edge 112A and 112B directly beneath a respective groove 114 iii thereby defining a finger 116 iv therebetween at each lateral side edge 112A and 112B and defining a finger 116 v with the bottom edge 110 at each lateral side edge 112A and 112B. Grooves

Grooves 114 ii are deeper than grooves 114 i, grooves 114 iii are deeper than grooves 114 ii, and grooves 114 iv are deeper than grooves 114 iii.

Accordingly, fingers 116 ii are longer than fingers 116 i, fingers 116 iii are longer than fingers 116 ii, fingers 116 iv are longer than finger 116 iii and fingers 116 v are longer than fingers 116 iv.

The side grooves 114 provide for receiving the side portions of the waistband 28 along face 104 with the remain portion of the waistband extending along face 106. The rear strip 30 extending towards the bottom edge 110 along face 106 and the bottom groove 111 providing for receiving the crotch section 32.

The respective pairs of co-aligned grooves (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) defined above provide along with the bottom groove 111 respective triangular shaped configurations therebetween decreasing in size from (i) to (iv) and increasing in size from (iv) to (i) thereby providing for differently sized garments to be mounted thereto. As shown in FIG. 10, the horizontally co-aligned grooves can me marked in terms of garment size with the groove pair (i) being marked L for large, the groove pair (ii) being marked M for medium, the groove pair (iii) being marked S for small and the groove pair (iv) being marked XS for extra-small.

FIG. 11 shows a device 100′ similar to device 100 and including a hook 118 at top edge 108 for being hung during storage or display.

The devices 100 and 100′ may be stacked during display or storage as desired.

Turning to FIGS. 12 and 13, there is shown a device 150 for organizing and/or displaying garments 12. The device 150 includes a triangular panel 152 defining opposite faces 154A and 154B, three sides 156′, 156″ and 156′″ forming three corners 158′, 158″ and 158′″, and a respective aperture 160′, 160″ and 160′″ at each corner 158′, 158″ and 158′″ respectively. Protrusions 162 in the form of pegs are positioned through each aperture 160′, 160″ and 160′″ so as to provide protruding portions 162A and 162B respectively extending from faces 154A and 154B. Each protruding portion 162A and 162B defines a respective neck 164 and flat head 166 for holding a garment 12 in place. Indeed, the head 166 acts as a stopper for preventing the garment 12 to slide upwardly the neck 164 and off the protruding portion 162A or 162B.

Device 150 includes a hanger hook 168 pivotally mounted to the panel 152 and in this example to side 156′, so as to be inwardly foldable as shown by arrow 170. The hook 168 provides the device 150 to be hung and as such device 150 acts as a hanger for the garments 12.

With reference to FIG. 14, there is shown a device 200 for organizing and/or displaying garments 12. The device 200 includes a triangular panel 202 defining opposite front and rear faces (only the front face 204 is shown), and three sides 206A, 206B and 206C forming three corners 208A, 208B and 208C between adjacent sides as illustrated.

Two sets of three protrusions are formed on the front face 204 along sides 206C and 206B near corners 208A and 208B. More specifically, one set of protrusions 210A′, 210A″, and 210A″ are aligned from an outward position to an inward position starting from the corner 208A and as such, defining an outer protrusion 210A′, an median protrusion 210A″ and an inner protrusion 210A′″. Similarly, the other set of protrusions 210B′, 210B″, and 2106″ are aligned from an outward position to an inward position starting from the corner 208B and as such, defining an outer protrusion 210B′, an median protrusion 210B″ and an inner protrusion 210B′″. In this way, a pair of aligned protrusions for each side 206C and 206B provide for mounting a garment waistband thereto. More specifically, three pairs of side protrusions are provided for three waistband sizes, namely an outer pair of protrusions 210A′ and 210B″ provide for mounting a larger sized waistband thereto, the inner pair or protrusions 210A′″ and 210B′″ provide for mounting the smaller sized waistband thereto and the median pair of protrusions 210A″ and 210B″ provide for mounting a waistband having a medium size relative to the larger and smaller sized waistbands. A protrusion 210C is positioned at or near corner 208C and provides for mounting the crotch of the garment thereto. The protrusions 210A′, 210A″, 210A″, 210B′, 210B″, 210B″, and 210C are provided in the form of hooks with the hooks 210A′, 210A″, and 210A″ pointing in the direction of side 206C, hooks 210B′, 210B″, and 210B″ pointing in the direction of side 206B and hook 210C pointing in the direction of the corner 210C.

Side 206A includes a hanger hook 212 for hanging the device 200.

The features of devices 10, 50, 70, 80, 90, 100, 100′, 150, and 200 may be combined in various ways thereby providing other embodiments. The devices herein can be provided in the form of various kits, sizes, configurations and materials.

The various features described herein can be combined in a variety of ways within the context of the present disclosure so as to provide still other embodiments. As such, the embodiments are not mutually exclusive. Moreover, the embodiments discussed herein need not include all of the features and elements illustrated and/or described and thus partial combinations of features can also be contemplated. Furthermore, embodiments with less features than those described can also be contemplated. It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited in its application to the details of construction and parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described hereinabove. The disclosure is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced in various ways. It is also to be understood that the phraseology or terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and not limitation. Hence, although the present disclosure has been provided hereinabove by way of non-restrictive illustrative embodiments thereof, it can be modified, without departing from the scope, spirit and nature thereof and of the appended claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A device for organizing and/or displaying garments having a waistband a front portion and a rear strip connecting the waistband to the front portion, the front portion and the rear strip defining a crotch section, the device comprising: a support body defining a peripheral edge and front and rear faces; and at least three protrusions extending from the support body for mounting the garment thereto with the garment extending between the three protrusions along one of the front and rear faces, wherein two of the three protrusions receive the waistband thereon and a third protrusion receives the crotch section.
 2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the support body comprises a panel.
 3. A device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the front and rear faces defines holes for receiving the protrusions.
 4. A device according claim 1, wherein the support body is perforated through the front and rear faces to provide holes for receiving the protrusions therethrough.
 5. A device according to claim 1, wherein the protrusions are removably mounted to the support body.
 6. A device according to claim 1, wherein the support body defines three corner sections thereof, each protrusion being positioned near a respective one of the three corner sections.
 7. A device according to claim 6, wherein the support body comprises a generally triangular configurations defining three sides thereof.
 8. A device according to claim 6, wherein at least two protrusions are positioned near a respective one of at least two of the three corner sections.
 9. A device according to claim 1, wherein the protrusions comprise a neck portion and a top head acting as a stopper for stopping the garment mounted to the neck portion from sliding off.
 10. A device according to claim 1, wherein one set of the least three protrusion extend from the front face and another set of the at least three protrusions extend from the rear face.
 11. A device according to claim 10, wherein each of the at least three protrusion extending from the front face is aligned with a respective one of the at least three protrusions extending from the rear face.
 12. A device according to claim 1, wherein the protrusions comprise hooks.
 13. A device according to claim 1, wherein the support body is flat to be stackable with other like support bodies.
 14. A device according to claim 1, further comprising a hanging hook mounted to the support body for hanging the device.
 15. A device according to claim 14, wherein the hanging hook is pivotally mounted to the support body.
 16. A device according to claim 1, wherein the support body further comprises indicia for indicating positioning of garments of different sizes.
 17. A device for organizing and/or displaying garments having a waistband a front portion and a rear strip connecting the waistband to the front portion, the front portion and the rear strip defining a crotch section, the device comprising: a support body defining a peripheral edge and front and rear faces, the peripheral edges forming at least three notches for mounting the garment thereto with the garment extending between the three notches, the front portion extending along one of the front and rear faces and the rear strip extending along an opposite one of the front and rear faces, wherein two of the three notches receive the waistband thereon and a third notch receives the crotch section.
 18. A device according to claim 17, further comprising a hanging hook mounted to the support body for hanging the device.
 19. A device according to claim 17, wherein the support body comprises indicia for indicating positioning of garments of difference sizes.
 20. A device according to claim 17, wherein the support body is flat to be stackable with other like support bodies. 